65 Episode 65 - Armed Forces Demonstrations, Part II (1/2)
Chapter 23. Armed Forces Demonstrations, Part II
Translator: Khan
Editor: RED
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After Lieutenant Colonel Yoo left with his men, Kim Tae-hoon remained in the coffee shop. In his loneliness, he closed his ears. The quiet he felt for the first in a long time was cozy. As soon as he had coffee in the cozy quiet, things that were tangled in his mind began to unravel.
'I don't need to go to Seoul.'
The first thing that he unraveled was the information that the second death informed him of. There was nothing he could get from Seoul at this moment. Seoul was like a barn with holes already in it. The Capital Defense Command in Seoul was nominal.
The ruling party of the Korean peninsula would be decided by whoever took the relics of Buyeo and Gyeongju. The two areas, Buyeo and Gyeongju, which were full of national treasures, became the key. Until now, there was nothing different from what he already had in mind.
'Next is China.'
What changed was the interpretation of the third clue.
'I will take Chinese and Asian relics, and monsters, too.'
Kim Tae-hoon had thought that Gwanggaeto Stele and Sword of Goujian which were included in the wish list was a signal to keep China in mind as an enemy. But the moment he saw the Cross of a Saint, his thoughts changed.
China was not the end.
'I must take China so that we can fight against the world.'
It was rather the beginning. After taking China and even Asia, it was possible to fight for survival against Europe and the United States.
'Fucking hell.' It felt far away only in his imagination.
Kim knew how much violence the countries gathered under the name of Europe could be, how terribly powerful the country that led the World War was, and what the great war that was unprecedented in human history had done.
Furthermore, the power of the United States was at a level unprecedented in human history.
This violence was quiet because the world's justice and their pursuits were similar. But now, the justice of the world has changed.
'I can imagine killing a dragon, but I can't even imagine dealing with America.'
Kim, who had watched the results of the US military in the countless disputed areas more clearly than anyone else, swallowed coffee instead of saliva. He had a new coffee and started thinking of a new idea.
'Twin-head Ogre.'
There was a new rule that emerged when monsters appeared.
Humans and monsters could not coexist, and if humans wanted to regain the land, they must take the land from the monsters.
The same was true of Incheon. Incheon would never become a human land unless they could kill the Twin-head Ogre on Yeongjong Island. If they killed it, Incheon would be the territory of Kim Tae-hoon and the Mac Guild. In other words, they have to kill it, and then they can move on.
'If I kill it and seize Incheon, the following target is Buyeo.'
At that moment, he had a third coffee, and then he thought of the third idea. The time of silence got him up to there.
'I have to call Jang Sung-hoon.'
4.
Kieeek! A Monkey Dog fell to the ground, screaming.
The man, who was staring at the Monkey Dog pouring out blood all over its body, pointed his gun at the ground, still aimed at the Monkey Dog, and set to his shoulder firmly.
”Hoo-ooo…” he drew a long breath.
After a short silence, the man took a breath that was supposed to double the amount he had exhaled before. He shouted. ”Clear!”
Starting with the cry, the sound of ”clear” was heard in succession, as if to echo the man's cry all over the place.
When the echo stopped, the man shouted again. ”All monsters in Incheon have been cleared! By this time, Incheon City Hall has become the area of the Mac Guild!”
At the shout, the echo came out again. However, this echo was different from the previous echo.
Wow!
We did it! We did it at last!
There was a completely different sound from what was said. However, the feelings that the words had were the same.
Passion!
The Mac Guild had taken over Incheon City Hall. It was so monumental, even though they hadn't cleared the whole city of Incheon yet.
”Yes, we did it! We did it! We got it back from these fucking bastards, monsters!”
It was the first time that a group of people, who had been killed without any resistance since the appearance of the monsters, took back a symbolic space, Incheon City Hall, from the monsters.
The survivors here were feeling the same thing which the survivors had felt on the day of the successful Incheon landing operation in 1950, with the hunters and the soldiers. The news spread naturally to everyone in Incheon.
”Incheon City Hall?”
”That was a monster den, wasn't it?”
Of course, people were thrilled.
”At last… at last…”
In particular, Incheon citizens who had their lives in Incheon felt much more excited. Some laughed, and others cried ceaselessly.
”I can't cast a cloud over that reaction.” But not everyone was thrilled. ”We have to put a flag here so it's all over.” Jang Sung-hoon touched one area of the Daedongyeojido on a large table with his finger with the remark.
Gulp!Kim watched Jang and swallowed a monster stone down. There was a mountain of monster stones next to Kim. It was an enormous amount, enough to feel bloated just thinking about eating everything.
Gulp! But Kim swallowed them silently.
”It seems like the boss has become a more frightening human being in just a few days.” Jang Sung-hoon watched the scene and couldn't help commenting. ”But, if you don't, you're in trouble.”
Tap-tap-tap. Jang hit the spot with his fingers again.
”The Yeongjong Island is a place where four islands are made into one island through reclamation projects. As a result, the Daedongyeojido does not provide a clear picture of Yeongjong Island. If there are monsters on land made by reclamation projects, they don't appear on Daedongyeojido.”
The tapped area was the one where Yeongjong Island was currently located. A green light twinkled like a star in the area. Soon the green light disappeared.
”This bastard really can't stay still.”
After shaking his head, Jang painted with his fingers the bridge connecting Yeongjong Island to Incheon City, and the place where Yeongjong Bridge might be located.
”And now, Yeongjong Bridge has collapsed.” Immediately, his fingers moved to the location where Incheon Bridge might be located.
”There is only Incheon Bridge left, but the number of monsters here is not available because it could not be drawn on the Daedongyeojido. That is, there is no way to know how many monsters are there on the longest bridge in the world, which is twenty-one kilometers long.” With the words, Jang Sung-hoon took his finger off the map.
”Boss, why don't you just blow up Incheon Bridge?”